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James Boyd 1855 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Saint Quivox, Ayrshire

Death Date: 11 Dec 1930

Death Location: Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Boyd

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Eliza Shields, Jeanie Miller

Children(s): Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, Sarah Boyd, Robina Boyd, John Boyd, James Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Peter Boyd

In 1855, James Boyd entered the world in Saint Quivox, Ayrshire, born to John Boyd and Margaret Smith. In 1861, James Boyd resided in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Boyd married Eliza Shields, Jeanie Miller, and had children including Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, Sarah Shields Boyd, Robina Boyd, John Boyd, James Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Peter Shields Boyd. James Boyd passed away in 1930 in Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1855, James Boyd entered the world in Saint Quivox, Ayrshire, born to John Boyd and Margaret Smith.
  • In 1861, James Boyd resided in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Boyd married Eliza Shields, Jeanie Miller, and had children including Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, Sarah Shields Boyd, Robina Boyd, John Boyd, James Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Peter Shields Boyd.
  • James Boyd passed away in 1930 in Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Boyd
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Smith
1827 – 1910
Birth Location: Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Shields
1856 – 1899
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Jeanie Miller
1862 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Boyd
1880 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary Boyd
1882 – 1941
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sarah Boyd
1883 – 1961
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robina Boyd
1885 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Boyd
1887 – 1968
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Boyd
1890 – 1952
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Hugh Boyd
1893 – 1963
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Peter Boyd
1896 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Boyd's Ancestors

Self
James Boyd
1855 – 1930
Birth Place: Saint Quivox, Ayrshire
Parents
John Boyd
1831 – 1898
Ireland
Margaret Smith
1827 – 1910
Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Smith
1805 – 1860
Old, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Dempster
1798 – 1878
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dempster
1780 – 1867
Margaret Lees
1776 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lees
1735 – 1809
Jean Aird
1755 – 1811

James Boyd's Descendants

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James Boyd (abt 1855 – 11 Dec 1930) m. Eliza Shields (Abt. 1856 – 9 Feb 1899) m. Jeanie Miller (Abt. 1862 – )
  1. 1. Margaret Boyd (Abt. 1880 – ) m. James (Naismith) Young (1876 – 1957)
  2. 2. Mary Boyd (Abt. 1882 – 1941)
  3. 3. Sarah (Shields) Boyd (2 Nov 1883 – 1961) m. William (James) McCord (Abt. 1880 – )
  4. 4. Robina Boyd (Abt. 1885 – ) m. William Downie
  5. 5. John Boyd (Abt. 1887 – 1968) m. Isabella Wark
  6. 6. James Boyd (Abt. 1890 – Abt. 1952) m. Grace Toy ( – 1965)
  7. 7. Hugh Boyd (16 Jan 1893 – 1963) m. Margaret Lindsay (25 Feb 1895 – 1962)
    1. 1. Charles (Lindsay) Boyd (17 Apr 1926 – 11 Mar 1997)
  8. 8. Peter (Shields) Boyd (1896 – ) m. Elizabeth (Cowan) Darling

James Boyd's Timeline

5 Records

1854
18 Aug 1854
Birth of James Boyd in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1855
abt 1855
Birth of James Boyd in Saint Quivox, Ayrshire
Saint Quivox, Ayrshire
1861
1861
Age 6
James Boyd resided here in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 16
James Boyd resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1930
11 Dec 1930
Age 75
Death of James Boyd in Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1855
    Event Place: Saint Quivox, Ayrshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: St Quivox; ED: 27; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_82
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: St Quivox; ED: 27; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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